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1. Bob Dole: Biden leads tributes to a 'dear friend'

   Tributes have been paid across the US political divide to the late Republican leader Bob Dole.

2. Pope condemns treatment of migrants in Europe

   Visiting a camp in Greece, Francis calls the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation".

3. Military truck rams into group of Myanmar protesters in Yangon

   Several people have been injured during a demonstration against the country's military rulers.

4. Indonesia volcano: Villages buried under hot ash

   Rescuers are searching for survivors after Mt Semeru erupted in eastern Java on Saturday.

5. India Nagaland: Security forces kill 13 civilians amid ambush blunder

   Home Minister Amit Shah expresses "anguish" after troops fire on miners in the country's north-east.

6. Afghanistan: Taliban warned against targeting former security forces

   US and allies "deeply concerned" about human rights abuses against former Afghan security forces.

7. French climber handed Mont Blanc gems after 2013 find

   The stones are believed to be from an Air India plane which crashed into the mountain in 1966.

8. Gambia elections: Adama Barrow declared presidential election winner

   The electoral commission names Adama Barrow the winner despite his opponents questioning the vote.

9. Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat

   Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings.

10. Trump social media firm says it has raised $1bn

    The former US president is working to launch a social media app called Truth Social early next year.

11. Bus carrying choir members plunges into Kenya river

    At least 23 die as a bus taking a church choir group to a wedding plunges into a flooded river.

12. Why France faces so much anger in West Africa

    Despite engaging better with the African continent recently, the ex-colonial power faces a backlash.

13. Obituary: Bob Dole, WWII veteran and Republican stalwart

    Long-serving senator, who recovered from terrible injuries to run for president, dies at 98

14. Mandatory vaccinations: Three reasons for and against

    Blanket vaccination mandates are on the agenda but do they work and what are their costs?

15. Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Key moments from the first week

    Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of grooming girls for abuse by late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

16. Parag Agrawal: Why Indian-born CEOs dominate Silicon Valley

    Parag Agrawal, Twitter's new CEO, is the latest of several Indian-Americans leading global tech firms.

17. MH370: Could missing Malaysian Airlines plane finally be found?

    A British engineer believes he may help solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

18. Why Ugandan troops have entered DR Congo - again

    Previous incursions have led to accusations of looting and abuse, so will it be different this time?

19. Saudi Arabia Grand Prix: A race for equal rights

    As F1 races in Saudi Arabia, can it be a positive thing for female and LGBT rights?

20. South Africa: The rape survivor who convicts rapists

    Rape survivor Sgt Catherine Tladi has secured several convictions for rape in South Africa's courts.

21. ICYMI: Jumping into an active volcano, and other ways to spend the festive season

    Jumping into an active volcano is just one way to spend the festive season, in news you may have missed this week.

22. Ros Atkins on… America’s abortion divide

    How abortion rights in the US look likely to be changed by a conservative majority Supreme Court.

23. The drought ravaging East African wildlife and livestock

    At least 26 million people are struggling for food across northern Kenya, Somalia and southern Ethiopia.

24. NunTok: How religion is booming on TikTok and Instagram

    Nuns, imams and Buddhist monks are among those sharing successful - and often fun - short-form videos on social media.